Waste Management of the Inland Empire

Keeping the Community Clean -
Message from Alex Braicovich

As you make your way around the Inland Empire on your way to work, school or conducting your daily errands, it’s hard to miss the green Waste Management trucks.

Our drivers will be the first to tell you that this means a lot of time spent driving. But WM is proud that in addition to providing comprehensive services to our customers, we’re also taking steps to be considerate of the environment, not just with our waste and recycling services, but also with our vehicles.

Last summer, for example, Waste Management beat the California Air Resources Board (ARB) early deadline for retrofitting or retiring diesel trucks in order to reduce particulate emissions. We have reduced more than 21 tons per year of harmful air emissions from our fleet of garbage and recycling trucks through several different processes. READ MORE >

Join WM in Celebrating Earth Day

April 22,2006 marks Earth Day this year! Earth Day was started over 35 years ago to focus the nation on the impacts of air and water pollution. Much of the federal legislation that addresses air quality and water resources was developed as a result of the early Earth Day celebration.

Since that time, Earth Day celebrations have evolved into community service projects, public education forums, and increased focus on recycling and source reduction strategies in communities throughout America. READ MORE >

Employee Profile:
Steve Glynn, Recycling Compliance Manager

As the Recycling Compliance Manager for Waste Management, Steve’s mission is to improve commercial recycling opportunities throughout the Inland Empire. Steve will be working directly with City Staff assisting them with AB939 issues and reporting.

Steve came to Waste Management in 2002 starting in the construction services division in the Inland Empire. He moved into a Commercial Sales position in 2003 working in the Downtown Los Angeles area specializing in recycling for the Los Angeles market. READ MORE >

Employee Profile:
Leslie Hall, Recycling Sales Coordinator

Leslie is the Recycling Sales Coordinator for the Inland Empire. She is working with public outreach and commercial recycling. One of her goals in this position is to educate residents on recycling and increasing commercial recycling.

Leslie joined Waste Management in 1999 as a Collections Representative in the Corona branch. READ MORE >

Bill Lester Drives into NASCAR® History

NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesTM driver Bill Lester drove into history by piloting the No. 23 Waste Management NASCAR® entry for Bill Davis Racing in the Golden Corral 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Lester, fulfilling a lifelong dream, was the first black driver to qualify for a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race in 20 years.

Lester’s racing career is marked by a series of firsts. He was the first African-American to compete in a NASCAR Busch SeriesTM event in 1999, the first to win a pole for a modern-era NASCAR® race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 2003, and the first to lead a top division NASCAR® race in over two decades. READ MORE >

Proper Disposal of Universal Waste

Residents of the Inland Empire looking for alternatives for disposing of household “universal waste” such as batteries, old cell phones or fluorescent light tubes have a number of local options.

As of February 9, all Californians must dispose of items deemed “universal waste” by the California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) at designated recycling centers or household hazardous waste collection centers. Products like this, which have low levels of hazardous metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and chromium, can potentially contaminate soil and groundwater, so they cannot be disposed of in the trash. READ MORE >